Community volunteering
Helping others is at the core of Bain's culture. Volunteering fosters teamwork while introducing us to fresh ideas and new people. Besides allowing us to step outside our comfort zone, it also enables us to get involved and make a difference. Last year, more than 3,000 Bainies donated almost 20,000 hours to 86 organizations around the world and raised $2.2 million in donations.
Here are just a few examples of how our people are affecting their communities through volunteering:
- Atlanta: 25 people participated in Habitat for Humanity house-building events throughout the year
- Toronto: Almost 15% of the office participates in weekly tutoring of underprivileged children
- Germany: More than 250 Bain employees across three offices participated in our latest annual Community Day to support 10 local charities
- London: Two associate consultants developed a 10-session business curriculum for underprivileged students and work with 25 colleagues to deliver it in two schools
- Seoul: Bain Seoul holds an annual Community Day to help disabled citizens
- New Delhi: Each year, Bain sponsors and manages a Community Health Day
In addition to volunteering, Bain employees are active in raising funds for the causes they most care about.
- Global: In March 2011, as soon as word got out that Japan had been hit by a devastating earthquake and tsunami, Bainies across the world started mobilizing to show support to the country and to our Bain Tokyo colleagues. Having quickly confirmed that all Bain staff and alumni were safe, we launched a global fundraising campaign, with guidance from the Tokyo office, that raised more than $120,000 in individual and corporate donations. But Madrid volunteers wanted to do more for their colleagues across the world. Their idea: a 22-hour rolling worldwide campaign. Kicking off April 1 in Australia, 38 Bain offices staged a series of two-hour events, one after the other, from time zone to time zone. All had a Japanese theme—crane origami folding in Boston, a tour of Japanese art in San Francisco, karaoke in Madrid. By April 2, the total of Bain dollars destined for Japan had jumped to $280,000.
- US: An annual United Way fundraising drive across multiple offices raises millions for social causes
- San Francisco: Each year, Bain runs an auction to benefit local charities
- London: The award-wining "Bain Cares Fund" raises money through payroll giving for small charities with which Bain employees are affiliated
- Brussels: Sponsorship of children's charities selected by the staff
- Dubai: Periodic bake sales held for local charities
